The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-18
PERSONAL.

EMMA ABBOTT has gone to Paris to purchase
new operate charms from Worth.
SERGEANT-AT ARMS CASADAY, of the Senate
has just purchased home in Wilmington, N. G.
THE Countess Tolstoi, widow of the poet, is
living in Rome. She was a great friend of the
late Able List
r. P. O'CoNNoR, NJ. p, will be the editor of
the half-penny Gladstonian paper, which will
appear III London in n few weeks
THE King of Sweden has a great passion for
farming and fine cattle. He should come over
here and go into the ranching business
Mr.. RusKIN is again seriously i'll, having been
confined to his bed at Brentwood for nearly a
fortnight. His condition is undoubtedly grave
w. T. COLEMAN the Suas candidate for the
Presidency. is largely interested In new hotel
to be built at San Rafael, Cal, at cost of $780,
900.
Mrs CLEVELAND has again taken to swinging
four pound pair of dumb-bells, in order to be
in trim for the hand shaking business of the
winter
SIR MICHAEL HICKS BEACH writes that his
sight is surely though slowly improving. It's
failure was due to an ailment of the retina more
than TO cataract.
The Boston Traueler openly accuses W. D.
HowelIs of using the opportunities of his posi-
ton as n mag lzine critic to advertise himself
and his literary wares.
MRS GRANT is at Long Branch She is ex-
pecting a visit from her daughter. Mrs Sartoris
in August. Mrs SartQris is now at Southamp
ton, England, at the home of her husbands
father.
PATHS REFUSAL TO sing at recent state con
cert in London indicates that the Queen of Song
considers herself a greater monarch than the
Queen Of England. She at least has more
jubilees.
Col. GEORGE b. ANDREWS, who for twenty-five
years has been stationed at Fort Winfield Scott,
that guards the entrance TO San Francisco Bay
was buried recently without military honors, ac-
cording to his own request.
CHARLES HoYT, author of the Rag Baby"
A Punch of Keys etc has lust married in
matrmony will lessen his familiarity with rag
babies and lunches OF keys
DR.. LEWIS HAMILTON GARRARD, of Cincinnati,
whose death has been announced, was great
grandson OF the first Governor of Kentucky.
His mothers second husband was Justice Nc
Lean of the United States Supreme Court
Mrs. CoPPExHAoEN, of New York, daughter
of James II. Embry, of Washington once law
partner of Reverdy Johnson, is described by
Mr.. Bancroft as possessing one OF the most
brilliant minds he ever knew woman 10 pos
sess.
CARL ScHURz made his first break into public
life as Alderman of the Fifth ward of Water
town, Wis. which position he held for several
terms. He was a candidate for Lieutenant
Governor Of Wisconsin ON the Republican ticket
in 1853, and was defeated
DANIEL SpnAKER, President of the Mohawk
River Bank. at Fonda, N. Y. is probably the
Oldest bauk president IA the country: He has
held his present position since the bank was
founded In 1885. He is now 80 years of age,
ard is In very precarous state Of health. He
hl been blind and deaf for some years, but at
tended TO his duties at the bank up TO a few
days ago.
EZRA WHITMAN, who died in Baltimore Tues
day, was one of the pioneers In the constructing
of reaping and moving machines. and also per-
fectcd n number OF improvements In agricul-
tnral machinery Since isi3 he has been a resi-
dent OF Baltimore aud hts name had become a
household word In the homes OF Maryland
farmers nearly forty years ago, and was also
widely known throughout the South.